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| Public Act 103-0950 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Bikeway Act is amended by adding Section | ||||
4.1 as follows: | ||||
(605 ILCS 30/4.1 new) | ||||
Sec. 4.1. Local bicycle transportation plan. | ||||
(a) In this Section, "bikeway" means all facilities that | ||||
provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. For | ||||
purposes of this Section, bikeways shall be categorized as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(1) Bike paths or shared use paths, also referred to | ||||
as Class I bikeways, which provide a completely separated | ||||
right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles | ||||
and pedestrians with crossflows by motorists minimized. | ||||
(2) Bike lanes, also referred to as Class II bikeways, | ||||
which provide a restricted right-of-way designated for the | ||||
exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bicycles with through | ||||
travel by motor vehicles or pedestrians prohibited, but | ||||
with vehicle parking and crossflows by pedestrians and | ||||
motorists permitted. | ||||
(3) Bike routes, also referred to as Class III | ||||
bikeways, which provide a right-of-way on-street or | ||||
off-street, designated by signs or permanent markings and | ||
shared with pedestrians and motorists. | ||
(4) Cycle tracks or separated bikeways, also referred | ||
to as Class IV bikeways, which promote active | ||
transportation and provide a right-of-way designated | ||
exclusively for bicycle travel adjacent to a roadway and | ||
which are separated from vehicular traffic. Types of | ||
separation include, but are not limited to, grade | ||
separation, flexible posts, inflexible physical barriers, | ||
or on-street parking. | ||
(b) A municipality or county may prepare a bicycle | ||
transportation plan, which shall include, but not be limited | ||
to, the following elements: | ||
(1) The estimated number of existing bicycle commuters | ||
in the plan area and the estimated increase in the number | ||
of bicycle commuters resulting from implementation of the | ||
plan. | ||
(2) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||
land use and settlement patterns that shall include, but | ||
not be limited to, locations of residential neighborhoods, | ||
schools, shopping centers, public buildings, and major | ||
employment centers. | ||
(3) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||
bikeways. | ||
(4) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||
end-of-trip bicycle parking facilities. These shall | ||
include, but not be limited to, parking at schools, | ||
shopping centers, public buildings, and major employment | ||
centers. | ||
(5) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||
bicycle transport and parking facilities for connections | ||
with and use of other transportation modes. These shall | ||
include, but not be limited to, parking facilities at | ||
transit stops, rail and transit terminals, ferry docks and | ||
landings, park and ride lots, and provisions for | ||
transporting bicyclists and bicycles on transit or rail | ||
vehicles or ferry vessels. | ||
(6) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||
facilities for changing and storing clothes and equipment. | ||
These shall include, but not be limited to, locker, | ||
restroom, and shower facilities near bicycle parking | ||
facilities. | ||
(7) A description of bicycle safety and education | ||
programs conducted in the area included within the plan, | ||
efforts by the law enforcement agency having primary | ||
traffic law enforcement responsibility in the area to | ||
enforce provisions of the Vehicle Code pertaining to | ||
bicycle operation, and the resulting effect on accidents | ||
involving bicyclists. | ||
(8) A description of the extent of citizen and | ||
community involvement in development of the plan, | ||
including, but not limited to, letters of support. | ||
(9) A description of how the bicycle transportation | ||
plan has been coordinated and is consistent with other | ||
local or regional transportation, air quality, or energy | ||
conservation plans, including, but not limited to, | ||
programs that provide incentives for bicycle commuting. | ||
(10) A description of the projects proposed in the | ||
plan and a listing of their priorities for implementation. | ||
(11) A description of past expenditures for bicycle | ||
facilities and future financial needs for projects that | ||
improve safety and convenience for bicycle commuters in | ||
the plan area. | ||